Former President Donald Trump’s bail in the Georgia crime case was set at $200,000 Monday, according to a document filed with Fulton County Court.
Details emerged as sheriff’s deputies tightened security and cordoned off around the ramshackle jail where Trump and his 18 co-conspirators surrendered Friday midday.
The former president was indicted last week in a racketeering case in which he and his associates were accused of a wide-ranging conspiracy to reverse his 2020 election defeat.
A date and time for Trump’s booking has not yet been set, but a source familiar with the planning said it would likely be Thursday or Friday.
His legal team was seen entering the office of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis earlier Monday.
Fulton County Sheriff’s deputies install security barriers outside the Fulton County Jail Monday, days after charges were brought against Donald Trump and 18 co-conspirators
Trump has until Friday noon to report. He is expected to stand Thursday or Friday and wait until after Wednesday’s Republican debate, which he says he will skip
The defendants in the sprawling case are expected to negotiate the terms of their release and bail before being held in the county jail. It could be more than a week before they then appear in court to file a formal plea.
Details of Trump’s bail were among the first few to be released as the co-defendants reached a settlement.
The Consent Bond Order, published on the Fulton County Superior Court website, said Trump “will not take any action to intimidate any person who he or she knows may be a co-defendant or co-defendant in the case.” is a witness, or to otherwise obstruct the administration of justice.’ ‘
It further adds that this includes “posting on social media or reposting someone else’s post on social media”.
Days earlier, Trump was warned he risked violating the terms of his release by making “seditious statements” in another case.
He has repeatedly railed against the “biased and unfair” judge overseeing the federal case, accusing him of wanting to undermine the 2020 election. He has used similar language towards prosecutors and at times singled out witnesses.
It was previously revealed that John Eastman, the attorney accused of helping stage the former president’s sham election scheme, had agreed to bail for $100,000.
And Scott Graham Hall agreed to a $10,000 bond agreement. He is the local bail bondsman accused of seizing election information in Coffee County, South Georgia. Atlanta News First reported the details.
Last week’s indictment was the fourth against Trump since April.
Court filings released Monday show attorney John Eastman (left) agreed to a $100,000 bond deal and Scott Graham Hall reached a $10,000 settlement
John Eastman, the attorney accused of helping stage the former president’s sham election scheme, has agreed to $100,000 bail in the case, new court filings show
Fulton County authorities said he could not expect special treatment. Like other suspects at the notorious prison, he will have to be fingerprinted and possibly have his first mug shot.
Meanwhile, MPs were out Monday morning preparing for a crush of media interest and the possibility that protesters could rally outside the jail.
They erected steel barriers around the prison.
Those arrested are usually fingerprinted at the county jail, which is notorious for its appalling conditions, although Trump is not being held there while he awaits trial.
The notorious insect-infested facility is under investigation by the Justice Department after a string of deaths.
US Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Ryan K. Buchanan opened the investigation last month, saying, “Recent allegations of filthy insect-infested shelters, rampant violence resulting in deaths and injuries, and excessive use of force by officials are of grave concern .’ and warrant a thorough investigation.’
MPs prepared for a stampede on Monday in the 2020 election case
According to the sheriff, most people arrested in Fulton County are being taken to the main jail on Rice Street, northwest of downtown, where detention conditions are being investigated
The latest case against Trump, who is the lead candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination, is detailed in a 98-page indictment.
It includes details of a phone call to Georgia’s foreign minister asking him to find more votes for him and allegations that an election official had been harassed with false allegations of fraud.
And in one of the most extraordinary examples of attempts to change the outcome, an alleged conspiracy to access voting machines and steal data is described.
“The indictment alleges that instead of complying with Georgia’s legal process for election disputes, the defendants engaged in a criminal extortion operation to overturn the results of Georgia’s presidential election,” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said last Week.
She urges an early trial. Her proposed timeline has the trial begin on March 4, although Trump and other defendants will certainly contest this.